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President Ruto Launches Digital Government Services
President William Ruto Friday morning launched the Digital Government Services, Gava Mkononi (eCitizen Mobile App), and the Gava Express at the Kenyatta Intern...
Ethiopia Applies To Join The BRICS Bloc Of Emerging Economies
BY ALJAZEERAEthiopia, one of Africa’s fastest-growing economies, has asked to join the BRICS bloc of emerging markets, the foreign ministry said on Thursday.The...
Prince Harry And Megan Finally Move Out Of Frogmore Cottage
By Stacy OdhiamboBuckingham Palace has confirmed that Prince Harry and Meghan, his wife, have finally vacated Frogmore Cottage, their residence on the royal fam...
NCPWD Rolls Out Cancer Screening For Persons With Albinism In Nyamira County
The National Council for Persons with Disabilities (NCPWD) has rolled out a cancer-screening exercise for persons with albinism in Nyamira County.According to N...
UK’s Rwanda Deportation Plan ‘Unlawful,’ Court Of Appeal Rules
BY CNNThe UK government's plan to deport some asylum-seekers to Rwanda is unlawful, the Court of Appeal ruled on Thursday, in a major blow to ministers’ controv...
Fight Erupts In Somalia’s Puntland Region
BY ALJAZEERAHeavy fighting erupted in Garowe, the capital of Somalia’s semi-autonomous region of Puntland, on Tuesday morning as the local parliament began deba...
Mandatory Re-Test For All PSV, Commercial Vehicle Drivers By NTSA
BY ESTHER MUTURIThe National Transport and Safety Authority (NTSA) has started a re-test of all Public Service Vehicles (PSVs) and commercial vehicle drivers.Ac...
DRC Opposition Candidate Threatens To Boycott December Vote
BY ALJAZEERAMartin Fayulu, the leading opposition candidate in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, says his party would not participate in upcoming elections...
Russia To Stay In Touch With African Peace Mission
BY REUTERSThe Kremlin said on Monday that Russia would continue to talk to a group of African countries seeking to mediate in the conflict with Ukraine, notably...
Sierra Leone Opposition Wants Election Chief To Resign
BY REUTERSSierra Leone's leading opposition candidate has called for the country's electoral commissioners to resign a week before a presidential poll, saying h...
PWDs Urged To Embrace Online Development Programme
Young persons with disabilities have been urged to take advantage of the opportunities presented by the National Online Employment Skills Development Programme,...
Locals Urged To Stop Discriminating Persons With Albinism
By Salome Alwanda/Victoria MagarResidents of Busia County have been asked not to discriminate against persons with albinism.Speaking during the commemoration of...
Eritrea Rejoins East Africa Bloc
BY ALJAZEERAEritrea has rejoined a regional bloc it left 16 years ago, its information minister said late on Monday, in the country’s latest move to rebuild tie...
Finance Committee To Amend Contentious Finance Bill Clauses
With the Finance Bill 2023 set for Tabling in parliament on Tuesday, the Parliamentary Committee on Finance led by Molo Member of Parliament Kimani Kuria, reach...
Silvio Berlusconi, Former Italian PM, Dies At 86
BY BBC NEWSSilvio Berlusconi, the former Italian PM who bounced back from sex scandals and corruption allegations, has died aged 86.He died at the San Raffaele...
Persons With Disabilities To Benefit From KPC Training
By KNA's Robert Ojwang’/Edwin Odhiambo Persons with Disabilities (PWDs) owning businesses are set to benefit from a training program rolled out by the Kenya Pip...
Guinea-Bissau Opposition Wins Majority In Parliamentary Polls
BY ALJAZEERAA coalition of opposition groups in Guinea-Bissau has won a majority of seats in parliament in the first legislative elections since President Umaro...
Ukraine Accuses Russia Of Shelling Rescuers Amid Dam Evacuations
BY ALJAZEERAUkrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has accused Russian forces of shelling Ukrainian emergency workers who are trying to rescue people from flood...
PS Hinga On Housing Levy: "We Can Correct It But Let's Not Lose Focus"
Permanent Secretary for Housing and Urban Development Charles Hinga has now challenged Parliament's Finance Committee to use its powers to make the necessary ch...
Kenya Shuts Down Embassy In Khartoum
BY ESTHER MUTURIKenya has unfortunately shut down its embassy in Khartoum, Sudan to protect their staff, and in a devastating report closed its doors on any fur...